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# Back In Black
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/back-in-black/
- Published: 2003-03-07T18:30:25.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T15:18:42.000Z
- Description: Black cats, once considered unlucky, may have provided a lucky break to disease researchers, according to a report published on…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: SEEDS, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

Black cats, once considered unlucky, may have provided a lucky break to disease researchers, according to a report published on Monday. Different genetic mutations give black coats to different species of cats. Some of the mutations are in genes that, in humans, are linked with diseases such as AIDS, a team at the National Cancer Institute and the University of Maryland found. [Link](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=570&e=20&u=/nm/20030303/sc%5Fnm/science%5Fcats%5Fdc&ref=protein.xyz)